He will not shout or cry out, or raise his voice in the streets. A bruised reed he will not break, and a smoldering wick he will not snuff out.
Isaiah 42:2 NIV
God's servant...he's going to bring justice but not by making a ruckus...this was written before the internet, before YouTube etc - how would you get your message out to people?
Through the only mass media available...yelling in the street, making your voice heard in the marketplace.
It seems this person is not going to have the loudest voice in the marketplace of ideas... he'll have another way...
A bruised reed? A reed is not big, strong like a tree. And it's already bruised, damaged...
A smouldering wick...a candle at the end, not really giving any light...
The bruised, the damaged, the use less... that's who this servant is about...
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Christ is the visible image of the invisible God. He existed before anything was created and is supreme over all creation, for through him God created everything in the heavenly realms and on earth. He made the things we can see and the things we can't see - such as thrones, kingdoms, rulers, and authorities in the unseen world. Everything was created through him and for him. Colossians 1:15-16 NLT OK so this is an English translation of a letter Paul wrote to a church 2,000 years ago, but does it feel like Paul is wrestling with words and ideas to try and capture all of who Jesus is, of who God is, of how does it work that the walking around Jesus was also there before the beginning of the beginning of everything we can see and touch and know. Not only that but Jesus was somehow the agent of everything that has been made in the physical, social, and spiritual. Jesus is at the centre of it all. Walking around Jesus. Cooking fish for breakfast Jesus. Heart aching as he ...
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